अथ संगृह्य वेगेन गरुत्मानिव पन्नगम्। स तु शीघ्रं बिलद्वारं संप्रविश्य त दुर्मति॥ प्रविवेश च तद्द्वारं रावणो निर्भयस्तदा। स प्रविश्य च पश्यद्वै नीलाञ्जनचयोपमान्॥ केयूरधारिण शूरारक्तमाल्यानुलेपनान्। वरहाटकरत्नाद्यैर्विविधैश्च विभूषितान्॥ दृश्यन्ते तत्र नृत्यन्त्यस्तिस्रः कोट्यो महात्मनाम्। नृत्योत्सवा वीतभया विमलाः पावकप्रभाः॥ नृत्यन्त्यः पश्यते तांस्तु रावणो भीमविक्रमः। द्वारस्थौ रावणस्तत्र तासु कोटिषु निर्भयः॥ यथा दृष्टः स तु नरस्तुल्यांस्तानपि सर्वशः। एकवर्णानेकवेषानेकरूपान्महौजसः॥ चतुर्भुजान्महोत्साहांस्तत्रापश्यत्स राक्षसः।
atha saṃgṛhya vegena garutmāniva pannagam| sa tu śīghraṃ biladvāraṃ saṃpraviśya ta durmati|| praviveśa ca taddvāraṃ rāvaṇo nirbhayastadā| sa praviśya ca paśyadvai nīlāñjanacayopamān|| keyūradhāriṇa śūrāraktamālyānulepanān| varahāṭakaratnādyairvividhaiśca vibhūṣitān|| dṛśyante tatra nṛtyantyastisraḥ koṭyo mahātmanām| nṛtyotsavā vītabhayā vimalāḥ pāvakaprabhāḥ|| nṛtyantyaḥ paśyate tāṃstu rāvaṇo bhīmavikramaḥ| dvārasthau rāvaṇastatra tāsu koṭiṣu nirbhayaḥ|| yathā dṛṣṭaḥ sa tu narastulyāṃstānapi sarvaśaḥ| ekavarṇānekaveṣānekarūpānmahaujasaḥ|| caturbhujānmahotsāhāṃstatrāpaśyatsa rākṣasaḥ|
English Meaning
As Garuda goes speedily taking a serpent so that vicious-minded Rāvana arrived quickly at the entrance of the den. And Ravana, having no fear, entered therein. And having entered there he saw males resembling the red collyrium, wearing Keyüras,* heroic, be-decked with red garlands, pasted with red sandal and adorned with diverse golden ornaments and jewels. He saw there three millions, of such high-minded persons. devoid of fear, pure, radiant like fire, dancing being mad after festivities. Beholding them the Ten-necked demon, of dreadful prowess, was not the least terrified and rather saw their dance, standing at the gate. They were all like the male being he had seen before. They were all of the same colour, same dress, same figure and equally gifted with great energy. They were all gifted with four arms and great energy. *A kind of ornament used on arms.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)